well.. either it was intentional... or he got out to "fix something", did
not shut down the engine and walked into the spinning prop.. it has happened
more than once...
saw the oil check door pop open?
something banging outside.. like the passengers seat belt against the
fuselage in the prop blast? normally those don't make too much noise until
take off.

BT

wrote in message
ups.com...
I'm a student pilot and I fly out of Chandler, AZ. I thought that I
would post this accident because I have read reports posted by others,
and I always find them valuable as a reminder of safety. This plane is
a rental at my FBO and I have flown it quite a few times, so that makes
this extra scary. Nobody knows what the pilot was doing outside of the
plane. The plane is now sitting in the hangar back in Chandler. I
talked to a few of the instructors today about it.. nobody wants to fly
the plane, and the owner is planning to sell it.


IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 2157H Make/Model: C172 Description: 172, P172,
R172, Skyhawk, Hawk
Date: 01/18/2005 Time: 0700

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N
Missing: N
Damage: None

LOCATION
City: CASA GRANDE State: AZ Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT WAS FOUND IDLING AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT
WAS
STRUCK BY THE PROP AND FATALLY INJURED, CASA GRANDE, AZ

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0
Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0
Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0
Unk:

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED


OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Standing Operation: General
Aviation

Departed: CASA GRANDE, AZ Dep Date: 01/18/2005 Dep.
Time:
Destination: CHANDLER, AZ Flt Plan: Wx
Briefing:
Last Radio Cont:
Last Clearance:

FAA FSDO: SCOTTSDALE, AZ (WP07) Entry date:
01/21/2005